A Deep Dive into the Intersection of Cardiac Research and Entrepreneurship

In this episode, I talked to Dr. Leslie Leinwand, Chief Scientific Officer of the BioFrontiers Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder and serial entrepreneur. In addition to her lab, she is the founder of Myogen, acquired by Gilead Sciences, Myokardia, acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb, and her new startup, Kardigan. We talked about the behind the scenes stories of her different companies and the journey from incorporation to IPO. She also talked about her research in cardiac hypertrophy with pythons and how the NIH budget cuts will affect universities nationwide in America. She also mentioned her new startup, Kardigan, that just came out of stealth mode.  --------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to the sponsors: Audible: Use my link for a 30-day free trial: http://audibletrial.com/diamondgoat Newsly: https://newsly.me promo code to receive a 1-month free premium subscription: EARLYMORNING  Libysn: https://libsyn.com promo code: DG  Dubby Energy: https://www.dubby.gg promo code for 10% off: DIAMONDGOAT Opus Clips:  https://www.opus.pro/?via=diamondgoat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen on: Podcast website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dg-early-morning-show--5943922 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EuhA6WyuerHtVAqcFrFeO Podcast YT channel clips: https://www.youtube.com/@dgearlymorningshow Tiktok: @dgearlymorningshow Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dg-early-morning-show/id1575451533 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f050b86c-1dad-4bc3-b12f-6aa5fa62438c  Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/dg-early-morning-show-211830 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/dg-earlymorning-show-WoML4r Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/dg-early-morning-show Reason: https://reason.fm/podcast/dg-earlymorning-show -------------------------------------- Check out my other stuff: Instagram: @itzdiamondgoat Twitter: @lildiamondgoat Main YT channel: youtube.com/diamondgoat Tiktok: @lildiamondgoat Soundcloud: @Lil Diamondgoat Spotify: @Lil Diamondgoat Merch store: https://diamondgoat.creator-spring.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dg-early-morning-show--5943922/support.